Ornamenting machine



June 22, 1937. las.` w. FREEMAN I oRNAMENTiNG MACHINE original Filed Nov. 19, 1934 5 sheets-sheet 1 June 22, 1937.

B. W. FREEMAN ORNAMENTING, MACHINE lOriginal Filed Nov'.` 19, 1934l i 5 SheetS-Shet 2 Jin-1822', 1937. B. w. FREEMAN A2,084,335

l RIWyIFNTIING MACHINE original Filed Nov. 19, 1954 5 sneetsfsheet s June 22, 1937. B. w. FREEMAN l ORNAMENTING MACHINE Original Filed Nov. 19, 1934 dmwwu S JuneZZ, 1937. B. w. FREEMAN- ORNAMENTING MACHINE original Filed Nov. 19, 1954 5 sheets-sheet 5 Patented June 22, 1937 UNETE STTES BA'i'l OFFICE Application November 19, 1934, Serial No. 753,766 Renewed July 13, 1936 40 Claims.

The present invention relates to machines for the use in the manufacture of boots and shoes, and more speciically to combined marking and cutting machines adapted for operation upon skins, upper blanks, fitted or closed uppers and the like, in which the Work is marked with ink, pigment or the equivalent at the same time, or as part of a cycle of operations during which the Work is also ornamented by perforating or cutting out a design therein.

More particularly this invention relates to improvements upon devices and machines for accomplishing such Work, as described and claimed in my Patents Nos. 1,990,592; 1,990,595; 1,990,597, and 1,990,598all dated February 12th, 1935 and to which reference is hereby made.

These machines are of a type'intended for use as universal cutout and marking machines particularly intended for Work on shoes, leather and shoe materials and Where the Work is of a Widely varyingV contour and design, the machines being adapted to operate not only upon at material, but also to perform operations on other than flat Work, such as closed and itteduppers or other types of ring-like Work.

Among the objects of the invention are the formation of ornamental designs in the Work by the application of a stamped or printed marking, which may simulate stitching or may take the form of a design, by the production of ornamental cutouts in the Work or by combinations of both marked and perforated designs, and in marking and cutting simultaneously or during a continuous cycle of operations.

Another object contemplates the application of markings to the work which may be used as a guide for subsequent operations such as stitching or aligning the shoe parts With respect to the marked part.

Still another object resides in the provision of a marking device which may function as a stripper in addition to its marking functions, or a stripper arranged to function as a marking device in addition to its function of stripping the Work from the die.

Various safety mechanisms ensuring a predetermined cycle of operations and designed toprevent injury to anoperator or to the Work by preventing premature or inaccurate cutting opera tions form a feature of` this invention.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention illustrated herein, there is disclosed a machine having a power driven plunger movable through a relatively vertical plane, the plunger serving to (Cl. i-287) mount a Work support on Which the work may be positioned. A suitable backing medium of paper or its equivalent will be provided between the Work and the support. In order to properly align, gage and position the Work relative to the operating position of the marking and cutting dies, gage abutments may be located on the Work support, or a gaging mask might readily be utilized either in conjunction with or in lieu o-fv `such an abutment. Inasmuch as it is frequently desirable to clamp or hold the Work in such aligned position, it is contemplated that a mask or clamp having no gaging function, may be provided, to cooperate with any desired type of gage, for this purpose.

An aim of the present invention is to provide a single control, as a treadle, for operating mechanism by means of which the die may be moved into an operating position, inked during its passage to such position, the main operating clutch of the machine released, the Work support and operating plunger raised to effect an ornamenting operation, and the die thereafter moved to a position out of the Way of an operator Who is then free to remove the work from the machine.

Another object of the invention is the provision in an improved machine of the character Ydescribed, of a die mechanism, which While movable into and out of operating position will be rigidly supported and backed up, for cooperation With a Work supporting plunger which is so positioned as to at all times expose the upper surface of the Work to full view of the operator.

Ornamenting machines, for forming cutouts in a Work piece, for marking same or for effecting both operations are of course known, but these prior art machines are open to the objection that they cannot handle heavy Work, or Work of large size, being designed primarily to the treatment of comparatively small size or light Work.

Merely increasing the size of the machine Will not suffice to overcome this objection, in fact may result in such a cumbersome, heavy machine as to be impractical.

This objection is caused by several factors, one being movability of the die, Which usually is arranged to move into and out of ornamenting relation to the Work, and which because of inertia in the moving parts will rarely come to rest after an operation, at the same point, tvn'ce successively. The position of the die, at rest, however, should bear a definite relation to the mechanism Which applies ink to the die, and hence the objection beco-mes. important. c.

Another objection is caused by necessary clearance, which must be provided betweenYY avertimachine are located'in the base thereof; the die cally movable die and arrelatively fixed worksupport, the purpose of the'clearance being to facili- Vtate removal of theV die from the machine, fitting of the work intoproper aligned position, inking of the marking elements on the die, etc.

operating stroke sufiicient Yto carry the die or the work through such clearance to effectV the ornamenting operation.

It is an important aim androbjectV of the presiY ent invention to avoid these and other objections, and to this end the machine is designed in Vsuch, a

manner as to maintain always a predetermined relation between the die Yand the inking mechanism, e. g., the inker is substantially fixed'with `respect to the path of Ytravel of the die, this being true Whether the die has movedto an operative, an inoperative, oran intermediate position; and `further to reduce the length of the operating stroke when ornamenting the work, with conse- 'quent saving in power, lessening of strain on the moving parts, and increased durability, as well 'Y asfreduction in size of theV machine.

' Among the main or principal features of thisV machine are a substantial difference in the ar,-k `rangement of parts overV prior art machines which endeavor to obtain similar results, i. e., the Work supporting plunger partakes of amovement toward and Vfrom the die, while the combined marking and cutting die unit remains fixedin- 'sofarasthe plane of travel of the work support is concerned; the crank and driving connections heretofore mounted inthe head or'fr'ame ofthe partakes of a lateral movement from a position over the Vwork support to an inner position and Yreturn for inking purposes; the usual frame eny Y closureis cut backand designed to offer'as much Y freedom asV possible to an operator reaching for the werk; the parts are so synchronized and op- Veratein suchV a sequencerthat the operator may 1 theiwbrk upon it, toward the head of the machine remove the work immediately afterY the orna- Vinenting operation, .and` before the die has vbeen completely retracted. Where, in prior machines.

it was essential' fromY the standpoint of s-afety i fth'atrthe operator wait until all moving parts hadV come to rest, with the present apparatus; the'Y operator may be handling the'work Vin perfect safety Veven though the Vdie is still moving to its inoperative position, insofar as cutting'and marking areconce'rned.

In commenting upon the universal features of the machine it should be noted that this-machine i isreadily adaptable'to the self-contained, auxiliary type of diej and'paper feed mechanism, used in clicking machinesymerely by the removal of 'Y its own'die and die block', and the placement of such auxiliary mechanism uponY the work support which will then act to pressthev auxiliary dierwith asa resistance or reactionmember.

' jmachine adjacent vthe work support, consistentVY Y relationshiprbetween the die and ink roll, i. e., noV

vFurther objects include the use-of aligning mecha'nismrfor positioning the die and plunger in accurate relation toeach Yotheigjsuch that should the die Vby, any chance not be exactly aligned *,with'the Vwork on' the -work supportfit '1 willv be automatically Vbrought into alignment as thewsorksupp'ort moves to ornamenting position; artificial illumination withinrthe interior of the variation iii the height of the die with respect t0 ThisV Vclearance is quite substantial between the die and fthe work support, and necessitates therefor anA Y desired. Y

^ the ink roll, and use of a relatively'stationary ink applying mechanism. Y

To the attainment of the above and ,otherfob jects which will appear as the description proceeds, reference may be made to the accompany- Ving drawings, in which:-

Y. Fig; 5 is a plan'view of details shown in Figs. 3 and 4; .Y

Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevation of the treadle` control details for initiatingY actuation of the machine; and j Fig. 7 is a view'similar to Fig. l, but illustratinga modified clutch .andY control mechanism.

Referring umore specifically to the drawings, Y

in which like reference numerals designate like parts, there will be seen a main frame or housing I0 having a sturdy base I I, whichis carried by legs I2 of suflicient height to position the Vmain l frame conveniently to an operator. A Vtreadle mechanism (Fig. 6) below the ybaseY ofthe machine. I0 is a vertically reciprocable plunger I5 actuated by a four point togglefmechanism I6 which mechanism is connected to anieccentric I1 on I a main power shaft I8. The shaftV I8 is adapted Y *for driving by a y wheel pulley P which is'.

connected to any suitable source of power,A

Y The pulley P normally rotates freely and constantly on the shaft I8, until clutched thereto.

A clutch C, comprising a clutch hub iixedlyYV mountedron the shaftY I8 in slightly spaced relation to the hub oi?V pulley P, is Vpei'lpherally grooved, to Vform a channel, and'carries arspring pressed key`K, slidable axially Vof the shaft, across the Ychannel and Vinto engagement with a recess in the pulley hub. Normally,'with the parts at-'rest,` aclutch control lever I9 pivoted to thek frame at 20 will'rest'with its tapered kor wedge shapedY end resting infthe VchanneltoV At the forward part ofthe main frame n Arod I3 extends to a'tr'eadle I4 and treadle.

holdv the clutch key in a positionrdisengaged,`

from the recessed pulleyhub. VWhen Ysuitably actuated as hereinafter'described, the clutch key will be Vreleased to engage the Vpulley and clutch same'torthe; shaftV I8. The details of this clutch Vare quite similar to the main power clutch in each ofthe copending applications, above menreference may be had ifA tioned,` and to which A brake B is provided for bringing Vthe shaft I8, and associated parts to restY promptly, at'- the proper time'V in the cycle of operations,

after 'suchY parts are declutched from the pulley,'

Y. and the plunger has completed its movement. Y

The top of the plunger I5 slopes rearwardly,

and mounted thereon with a corresponding slope to its underside, is agwork support 2I which usually will be surfaced as at 22 with brass or Y other material softer than the cutting edges of d the die.

'I'he sloping surfacer'permits a slightV relative adjustmentofthe height of the plunger with respectto the frame, and to that end a :lead screw 23 threaded through a lug 24 ,Y is

utilized,the forward end of the screw being connected by bevelled gearing 25 to an adjusting rvshaft 26 which isequippedwith a handleV 21 at one Yside'of the machine. Y

Extending from front to rear along one side of the frame I Il is a control shaft 28, bearing lugs 29 being provided at spaced intervals to support the same.

The shaft 28 is capable of rocking in the bearings under the influence of the treadle rod I3, and to effect this movement an arm 35 is pinned to the shaft and connects same to the upper end of the treadle rod I3. The treadle rod, as shown in Fig. 6 is made adjustable in length by means of a coupling 3| and this coupling is connected by a spring 32 and the base portion II such that the rod will always be urged to return to normal position after movement under influence of the treadle I4, thereby tending to rock the shaft 28 back to its original position after an operating movement.

The treadle itself is supported on a shaft 34 carried by a bracket 33 which in turn is secured to the floor or to a leg I2. Also carried by the shaft 34 is an arm 35 connected at its end as at 36 to the lower end of the treadle rod I3.

Securely mounted on the arm 35 is a projecting plate or ange 31 which is designed to cooperate with the hooked end of a spring pressed latch 38, the latch being pivoted on the treadle I4. With this arrangement, when the treadle I4 is depressed, the spring pressed latch 38, through its engagement with the flange 3"! will depress the arm 35 to pull down the treadle rod I3 and consequently rock the shaft 28.

In order to ensure that the machine will cease operations after a single cycle of revolution, even though the operator maintains the treadle I4 in a depressed position, the latch 38 is provided with a curved underside engageable with an adjustable cam finger 39. As the treadle is depressed, the cam finger 39 serves to kick the latch away from the flange 31 thus permitting the treadle rod I3 to rise under the influence of the spring 32, and obviously the rod cannot be pulled down again, until the treadle has been released and the latch 33 permitted to 11e-engage fiange 31. A spring 40 serves to restore the treadle I4 to its-original position.

Pinned to the shaft 28, in spaced relation to the arm 3l? is a second arm or lug 43, which has secured to its outer end a toelike element or flange 44 (Fig. 5).

Mounted for free movement on the shaft 28 adjacent the lug 43 is a control plate 45 which carries a spring pressed latch 46 terminating in a hook 41 designed to engage the flange plate 44.

'Ihe spring pressed latch 46 is pivoted at 50 to the plate 45 and is normally pressed into engagement with the flange plate 44 by springv 5I. Secured to the adjacent'bearing 29 is a strut 52 which carries an adjustable cam finger 53 located to engage the curved underside of the latch 46.

The plate 45 is provided with a finger 48 engageable with an adjustable stop screw49 Whereby movement of the plate may be adjustably limited.

.Also pivoted on the pivot pin 55 is a rlink 54 which serves to connect the plate 45 to an arm 55, which is vrigidly mounted on the plunger I5. The arm 55 carries an adjustable, brake actuating stud |24, engageable with an extension 125 of the brake B, to apply the brake as hereinafter described.

This connection is made detachable through the medium of a spring pressed plunger 55K-op'- erating in a cylinder 51 which also encloses the spring 58 working against a collar 59 o-n the plunger 56. The outer end o-f the arm 55 is slotted to receive the link 54 and both the link andthe arm are perforated to receive the end of the plunger 55. A handle llforms a convenient means of disengaging the plunger 56, and a cross pin 5I normally riding in a slot 52 in the cylinder 51 may be removed from such slot and by slight rotation of the handle, positioned to ride on the end of the cylinder, out of alignment with the slot, thereby serving to retain the plunger in a position where it will not connect the link 54 to the arm 55.

Formed in the head of the frame I0 is a track 65, and mounted for sliding movement therein is a die carrier or carriage 55. Detachably secured to the carriage is a die block 61, which is secured in place through the medium of a locking mechanism indicated generally at 68, this mechanism being substantially the same as illustrated in the aforesaid applications. A means 69 also similar to that' of the aforesaid applications, is provided for the purpose of detachably securingY a to the die block.

The type of die which is preferably used, is fully illustrated and described in the several aforesaid applications, and comprises a cutting element adapted to cut, perforate and/or penetrate at least into the work, and a stripper plate resiliently mounted slightly in advance of the cutting element. The stripper plate may carry marking elements which, after having ink o-r pig,- ment applied thereto, serve to mark the work slightly prior to, or simultaneously with a perforating operation, the stripper thereafter functioning to strip the Work from the cutter or perforator.

A driven crank shaft 10 is provided with a crank arm 1I cooperating with a connecting rod 12 which in turn is pivoted to a lug 13 at the rear of the carriage 66, this arrangement forming the driving mechanism for the carriage and die. For the purpose of driving the shaft 10 there is provided a train of gearing from the main power shaft I8 comprising a gear 15 which is formed as an extension of the constantly rotating hub of the pulley P. This gear meshes with a gear 11 which constantly rotates on the shaft 18 under the influence of the gear 15. The gear 11 is provided with an elongated hub forming ample bearing surface for a gear 19 which is slidably mounted on said hub. 'I'he gear 19,*forms part of a unit which includes a clutch plate 139 spaced from the gear by a channel designed to receive the ends of a yoke 8l. This yoke is carried by the shaft 2B and connected by means of a stud 82 to an arm 83 which is rigidlypinnedto the shaft 28, or the yoke may be directly pinned tothe shaft. The stud ensures movement of the yoke with the arm 83, regardless of wear on the pin securing same to the shaft.

When'the arm83 osciliates or rocks with the shaft 28 it will cause a corresponding movement of the yoke 8l thereby sliding the plate 8E and the gear 19, to clutch or declutch the unit and the constantly moving gear 11. The gear 'E9 forms part of a reduction gearing which includes a gear 84 in'constant mesh with gear 19 and also in mesh with a gear 85 carried by the shaft 1G.

It will be evident then that when the clutch disc 8l] is actuated to engage the gear 11 that the die carrier will be actuated. In order to ensure that the carriage or die carrier 55 will be stopped after a complete movement to the forward part of the machine and return, there is secured to theV face of the gear 8.4- a control plate 85 which is notched at 81 and-'88. The notches are offset relative to `l0 Y A 80 from the gearY 11 thus breaking Ythe train vofV each other and to theaxis of the plate inorder Yto avoid any possibility vof the machine stopping at dead center.

' frame of the machine.

The arm 83 carries a roller 89 Vvvhichrides on the side face of the 4plate'i until such time asv it hits one of the notches 81 Vor 88. When the rollerdrops into oneY of these notchesunder the Y 'Y influence of the spring 32, which is Vacting at all times to return the shaft 28 to its original position, the yoke 8| will disengage the clutch plate gearing. Y Y

When vthe machine is'in its normalposition of Vrest the roller e9 wnibe positioned in the noten 88, and the die carriage will be located inwardly or at therear of the housing l0. Y

There may be some tendency towards backlash or rebound in the gears and to prevent any lsuch -movement the gear 84 carries on one 'facetV thereof a lug95 positioned in the path of movement of a springV steel stopr'll secured to the V V Whileefiectivetorprevent retrograde movement, Vtlie resiliency of the spring permits thelug 95 to slipthereunder in r its normal direction of movement.

' It may be found desirable to counterweight theY gear 85 as indicated by the counterweight W although this is not essential., If desired the coun- Ytervveight maybeduplioated on the two faces'o'f the gear 85.

It is of course essential that movements of the q plunger l5 be synchronized with those of the die 1 'carrier 68as the plunger should not start `its movement toward the die untilthe carrier has Yplaoed'the die in exact alignment with a piece oi VVwork which is accurately positioned on the plungerfY j Y y .Y

fi 'Iwo ensure this synchronization, there is pro-V Y vided a series of connections comprising a rockerYV arm 98 pivoted tothe frame Il) Aand having one arm thereof connected to a link 9| which in turn Y ispivotallyrconnected at vI9 to the main clutchV I control lever IH. The other end of thegrooker 90 i carries a cam roll 92 adapted to engage and .ride upon the periphery of the control'plate 8B. rAdjacent the notch 88 Yis acam lug 93, effective to actuate the rocker Silence in a complete :revolution Vof the V'control plate'86. Movement ofthe rocker as it rides over the cam lug 93 directly con-V trolsmovement of the controllever |79, and thereby, the clutch C.

. f VIn rorder to'applyink to the marking elements of the die, whichas stated above is of the come bined cutting and marking type illustrated in the Y above mentioned copending applications, there ist. provideda spring controlled rocker 96 vcarrying l at one end an` ink. applying roller 91 and acof Y eperating idler roll, V,this Yorganization'offiollers being substantially as described in copendingap-YV plication Serial No.7679,962. At the other end'ofV Y the rocker is a roller llil'which'ridesrV on a camV 99 keyed tothe'shaft which carries gear 84 and the control plate 86; The cam is' so positioned as to depress the 'roll 98 and therebyraise the inking mechanismas the` die' begins its forward travel `and Y to .release the roller on Vthe return,` stroke 'ofi` the die', Vwhereupon the spring IOU will tend to pull the inking mechanism slightlybelow the'path "of: movementfof the'die andthusi'p'revent any accidental contact between moving parts. Of course, variation in theshape of the fcam, and

the .timeofapplyingfink canA be effected. as de-V Thisarrangementpifers `quite an advantage i over machines utilizinga vertically reciprocable the machine.

' die. In the latter case, the die must always come r to rest with the die in a definite vertical posi.

tion relativeV to the ink rolls, or'damage will result. It is immaterial'in the present machine Wherefthe parts come to rest, andy there, is no `danger of breakage inthe eventv of premature or inadvertent operation of the plunger.

There will thus always be a constantY relation ship between the die and thelnk roll, i; e., there' is no variation in the height ofY the die'with re? spect to theink roll Yother than the brief movement of the ink roll to a non-inking positionon;

a return stroke of theodie. .Theink roll is'relatively stationary, thatls it'does not move backY and forth, although it isY vertically adjustable, rotatable onY its ownraxis, and verticallyxnov-Y able under the influence of the cam 99 to'permit t v free passage of the` die on the return stroke.

Indicated generally at'E-E are electric lights, Y 20 found in each of the recitedapplications will be positioned` on top ofthe brasssurface 2,2,Y'pins H12 being provided on the plunger to engage and v retain such plate. able abutment gages or other type of gages such that the work can be quickly positioned inf accurate alignment With'the operating position of the These plates may have suit- I die.` In this connection a gaging mask,ora hold- Y with the plate Veither. in lieuV of,` or cooperative with the' plate gages. A

Guards ID3-inthe form Yof flexible strips Ymay` be secured to the sides of the plungerV to extend the lengththereof, for the* purpose of preventing; r

chips or other debris from fallinginto th`e` mech anism belowthesurfaceof the plunger. These same to one side of the machine, where lthey will drop to the floor or into suitable receptacle,v Yor may be connected to Vany chip exhaust Vorare.-

'moving 'means Y t f' To ensure satisfactoryjcutting and'markingof the work the usual paper backing `may be utilized.

A convenientform of paper feed'mechanism is indicated generally at VF at `the forwardV end of n the machine andcomprises a conventional pairVV of feed rollsY enclosed in an apron and' having ad-Y justing means. j

The papenwill' be underV any gage plate that'mightbe used, being Adown for the'work,"may readily'be associated j:

Vguards may Yfunction merely to retain Ythe chips against gravitational displacement, may deflect I Y Y fed over the surface 22 t' taken from any'convenient sourceoffsupply, in n Y the machine, the plate, of coursefbeing suitably cutaway to permit passage ofthe cutting edges of the die through thev Work and into the backing Vpaper beneath the gage plate.v

Having thus described themachine the general Y operationthereof will be vreadily apparent. As,-r suming the plunger L5 to bein its lovvermos't,posi-VV tion, die'carrier 65 in its 4rear or linnermostv pesif tion', withadie secured thereto, the operator willi.

place ai piece .of workon' the topof-the'plunger by reference toany'co'nvenien't gage means coop erat'ingY therewith'and Will treadle themachine.

VAt this time thelatch 46 is disengaged from the plate 44 by virtue ofthe fact Vthat the linkf54 which is connected tothe arm 55 on the plungerV Y is in vits lowermostl position.

Upon treadnngtne machine the shaft'zs'wiiig. beV rocked, raising lthe/rollerY 89 out'of the 'notch' 81, and shifting the'clutch plate 80 into engage'- ment with the gear 11, which gear, constantly rotating under the influence of the gear 16, will start the train of mechanism moving, and push the die carrier over the plunger, the ink applying mechanism operating at the beginning of this movement to work the marking elements of the die.

As the carriage 66 reaches its outer position, the roller 89 drops into notch 81, and the arm 83 moves to disengage clutch plate Bil, whereby the die and carriage momentarily come to rest.

n the meantime, the rocker arm will have moved, under the inuence of the lug 93, to actuate the link 9| slightly to the left, (Fig. l) forcing the lever I9 out of its track to permit the clutch key K of clutch C toslide across the track or channel under the inuence of its spring thereby clutching the pulley P to shaft I 8, which is connected to the plunger actuating mechanism I6 through the eccentric I1. As soon as the roller 92 passes over the cam lug 93 the rocker will return to its original position under the influence of its spring, restoring the clutch control lever I9, to its original position in the path of the clutch key.

By the time that the control plate 85 has rotated approximately permitting the roller 88 to dropy into the notch 31, the plunger will make its upstroke against the die and start to return, being actuated by shaft I8, for one revolution thereof. The die, however, is in its outermost position and must be returned. This return is effected by virtue of the fact that the latch 58, rising under the influence of the upward movement of the plunger has engaged the plate tri and as the plunger begins to descend will grip the plate 4d and'thus rock shaft 28 a second time, in eifect duplicating the original treadling motion, withoutneed of the operator doing anything more.

This action removes the roller 89 from the notch 81 and aspring pressed shutter 913 will immediately drop across the notch 81 to prevent the roller 89 from slipping back until such time as the control-plate 86 has travelled on, this shutter acting to take the place of an operators foot on the treadle.

As the latch descends under influence of the plunger, it will be kicked off the plate 44 by the cam nger 53 whereupon, the control plate 86 completes 360 of revolution and the roller 89 drops back into the notch 88. In the meantime, the control lever I 9 wedges between the clutch key K in the clutch hub C, and forces same away from the pulley hub, and all operations of the machine will cease, except, of course, for the continued rotation of the plunger P, the gear 16 and the gear 11.

Descent of the plunger causes the stud |24 carried by the arm 55 to engage the extension |25 of the brake linkage and apply the brake, to stop the shaft I8 and 'associated plunger driving elements from further movement.

Should it Vbe desired to operate the die carriage, exclusively of the plunger, for the purpose of `removing or replacing a die thereon, one has but to disengage the link 54 from the arm 55 by ymeans of the handle 60 and treadle the machine,

whereupon there will be no actuation of the plunger but a forward movement of the die carriage will be obtained, the power beingdisconnected, however, at the `,notch 81. A second treadling of the machine thereafter will act to return the die carriage and stop all operations.

Advantages in the arrangement ofuparts wherein the die carriage and die move through a lateral plane while the ornamenting operation is effected `by movement of the work supportingr plunger through a substantially vertical plane, include the constant retention of the die in a predetermined exact relation to the inking mechanism, making'it impossible to injure the ink applying roller 91, or to apply insuicient ink by means of .such roller to the die. Where a die is carried byV a reciprocating plunger, it is possible-that inertiav of the moving plunger might bring the die into different positions of rest after successive operating strokes.

Again, with thisconstruction it is unnecessary tion for placement of work thereon. `With `a work support movable into and out of aligned Yrelation .to the die, as distinguished from the instant construction wherein the die partakes of the movement vinto and out of aligned relationv with respect to the plunger, a gage plate as above 'described, mounted on the pins |83, would vhave to move relative to the backing paper, and would tend to displace the work on the gage plate, by

contact through the openings or cutout portions of the gage plate. In machines utilizing slidable work supports, the openings in the gage plate are made as small as possible, and beneath them is secured another plate of thin, tough material illto slide the work support to an inoperative posiing all the space possible between the work and' the backing paper as described in my Patent No.

1,990,593, of February 12th, 1935, to minimize such displacement of the work.

Inasmuch, however, as the construction of the present machine offers no relative movement between the backing paper and the work after the Work is located on the gage plate, the cut away portions inthe gaging plate can be made larger than heretofore considered desirable, whereupon VIA35 that portion of the work to be marked and cutout will'be resting directly on the backing paperand when the marking element contacts the work, the work will be bottomed upon the paperand not held away frornit by edges of the gage plate.

This prevents the marking elements from first contacting the work and then moving with the Vwork to bottom it against the paper backing,an

movement between the Work and any contacting surface.

-The mechanism just described, while illustrative of a preferred form of practicing the inventi,on,isof course, susceptible to modification by those skilled in the art, and it is not intended that v this invention shall be limited except as defined `in the appended claims.

As illustrative of one modiiication of the control mechanism, reference may be made to Fig. 7, as showing an embodiment wherein the shaft28 is capable of slight endwise movement, a handle I Il5 being provided for this purpose. -A pair of notches IB and I1 are formed in the shaft,

selectively to receive a latch |08 pivoted on the foremost bearing lug l29. A clutch element-|5 is pinned to the shaft, and mounted on the shaft adjacent thereto is a clutch shifter element- I I0 which carries a handle III- foradjustment purposes, a spring pressed lock pin I 2 being arranged internally of the handle II I and adapted to enter a notch on thesshaft, -and lock the shifter V'in lneutral position...V Y i'. Y Y The treadle rod I3, will be connected to a projection on the member IIU.: Atthe opposite side of shifter ||0 from the clutchY member |00, is aV second clutch member II3, this membeig'ho'wever, being mounted for free rotary movement on the rod .28, and. carrying a cam finger II4. The

` members?v |09 and |I3 are notched, and themem- EberLI'IU isfprovided with projections adaptedV to engage the4 notches of one orfthe other fof Ythese i:

push rod is arranged-to engage the cam finger I I 4. The lower part of .this push vrod is formed as an extension I I9 hinged to I I6 as indicated at |20. This extenson'carries on its inner face, a wedge Y or cam block I2I which-tapers outwardly andupwardly, and the frame 'I0 supportslan adjustable pin: I 22 in aV position where it will VrideV against the 'taperedA surface of the cam block, Yand which is Y eiective'to move the extension, through such en- Y Vfor'the die carrier'inoperative, shouldit be de- 'siredfto operate the plunger exclusively. To this f gagement, out of alignment with the main portion I I6 of the rod.

. Apin and slot connectionY 1s provided Vbetween Y the end of this extension and an arm |23 which may be secured to orgform'ed integrally with the control Alever I9.Y Y. Y Y

The arm mounted onithe plunger I5 carries the adjustable stop |24 and the brake B has an operating extension |25 projecting into'the path 'of movement thereof, such that downward move- Inent of the plunger will cause an application of 40 thelbrake, justas described above. Y Control means are provided* forV running the carriagezthorugh a normal stroke `out and return,

and alsofor rendering'the actuatingV mechanism end, the notch 81' is made ,radially` shorter :than the notch 88, consequentlywhenfthe shaft j 28 is shifted to theright and the stop or1atch.|08 Y dropped into the notch I0Ii,pthe roller 88 will .Y

travel past the inner end of the notch 81 and drop intorthe no`tch'88 only, thus'running the table out Yand back, to stop-'only inits rear position. On

' the other hand when theY shaft 28 is-shifted to the riage-SG will not move. The lowerV edge of theV cam lug |2| will first engage the armY |23 Yto re- When the shiftermember VI I0A is in engagement withtheiclutch element: I I3, as Vshown in Fig.V 7, "-a-tr'eadling of the rod I3-will depress the Vcam 'fnger thereby pushing theV rod'y I I Ii downwardly, Y

' `junctionwith the modification VofFig 1, it tis readily adaptableto the'otherembodiments of butwill not rockthe shaft-'28, and hence the carymove the clutch control lever I9 from the channel Y in clutch VVCfand permit the clutch Vkey't'o slide y' `Ythereby causing ari-actuation of the shaft I8.V

intoclut'ching engagement with the'pulley hub YThereafter the pin`| 22 actingY onthe cam lug I2I Will push the extension and Vca mlufg out of alignfmentrwith the main section IIB to release the control lever I9, whereby the clutch key willrbe Y forced back to an inoperative po'stlonas soon as a single. revolution of the shaft I8 has been effected, and theseparts" will come to rest. v .Thel plunger in the meantime, however, has y' made* one-movement up'Y and down, and Vvin its down movement the stop to plate 86.

left the notches 81 and 88, both, will be operative, l Thiscontrol mechanism will operate as follows. Y

and ensure prompt stopping-of lthe shaft I8.

|24 will app1yth'e brake f An advantageof-this arrangement is that the i die might be positioned forwardly-ofthe machine, for an indefinite number oi plunger operations,V

as in cases where no inking of the die is required. When the shifter I I0 is in engagement withthe clutch elementv |09, Vthe ,control and actuating mechanism for the die VcarriageIIiV will be ren- Y dered operative as-the element |09 Yis pinned to thev shaft 28, but the rodv I I6 and mechanismrfor 1 actuating the plungerA will be`disconnected. How- Yever, the plunger mechanism will be connected to theY source of power, through the rocker80.

To control style of stroke Vin the carriage,the

shaft 28 will be longitudinally shifted by means of the handle I05jto the right for complete movement out and backand, inasmuchasthegnotch Y 81 Vispradially. shorter than"the notch B8, .theY roller having moved with theshaft 28 will`A pass Ythe notch 81 Vwithout dropping-therein and will come to rest in notch 88 only, with the carriage in its rear position. Or, when shifted to the left position, illustrated in' Fig. '1, Vthe car- Y riage will stop atl each end of its stroke.

At such times .as the machine is operated'with the diecarrier inoperative or not moving, the

arm and connections will merely idlerelative When" it is desired to synchronize movements of theplunger with those of the die carriage,-the connections Yincluding the rocker 90Y will be utilized, and theshifter IIO will be posiy tioned Vto-'engage with the clutch element |08, and the clutch member II3V together with cam II4 will not move, the shaft 28 oscillating freely therein.y Y

With the mechanism'of the modifications just Y described' it lis possible to operatek the plunger Y and carriage in synchronizedV relation to operate either tothe exclusion of the other, ror toY operate the carriage through `a .half stroke, i. e, out- .Y

wardly and stop,V orrinwardlyfand stop, either y Y Y i alone or in conjunction witha plungerV movement. ,l Y. The stud 82, while not essential inthe form of machine illustrateclin Fig.l 1, takes on4 added importance in the modification of Fig. 71j In this latter case,V the yoke 8| lmust befree on the shaft 28, to permit endwise movement of the shaft,

and hence the stud 82 `forrnsV the sole actuator for the yoke.

VIt may be found vdesirableV to utilize a spring controlledV telescopic connection 12a in placeof 1 thel rigidrod 12, which will. ensure Ythat 'the die` carrier always moves-to the forward partv ofthe machine, to be fheldiin'L position byplatesl |26 secured across the lends ofthe track '55,'.as illustrated particularly inv Fig, 2.

Y Although this arrangement'is illustrated in cont the invention, e. g., as in Figi.

`When using a telescoping rod,frthefcounter` weights W, and the rebound spring IBI-'are funnecessary., An advantage of the springlprespsed,

telescopic connection resides'inthe possibility of obtaining a dwell in the carriage atthe end of thepforward stroke. This is effected'by comprescarriage. I e Y l it is contemplated that other equivalentfmeans Vmight be substituted;particularly if Ajthe rigid drive 'l2 is used and plates |26 are omitted. For example, such means might take the form of a spring pressed trigger element whereby the die would be stopped in a desired position, or might take the form of a pin extending from the face of the work table and movable into a bevelled edged opening on the die such that should the die and carrier be slightly out of alignment when over the Work table, the pin would serve through engagement with the opening to push the carriage into proper position, or if the misalignment is too great, the pin would prevent contact between the die and work support thereby preventing injury to the work and various associated parts,

Among the many advantages offered in the present machine over machines of prior art and practice, is that of permitting use of a self-contained anvil and paper feed mechanism, an example ci which will be found in the Thomas patent, Reissue No. 17,085, dated September 18th, i928, or various other types of known dies which might readily be substituted for the die block and die described above. With such dies it is not even essential that the carriage and its actuating mechanisms be operated.:

Obviously the herein described machine will perform the function of cutting or marking per rse, or in combination.

Other advantages are the provision oi ample space both horizontally and vertically, for large work, with the die moving away in a horizontal direction from a location over the plunger. This latter permits a great saving of time in that the operator can remove or position the work while the die and carriage are moving to a return position. The die being entirely out of the way cannot injure the operator.l Should the operators hands happen to be in the path of the die, then the die will act to sweep the nanos out of the way and cannot crush or otherwise injure them.

In this connection it should be pointed out that the normal vertical clearance between the work and the die with the parts separated is insufficient to permit insertion of the hands therebetween, the removal or placement of the work being effected after the die has started away from a position over the work support.

The entire construction, regardless of which details or modification may be utilized, is intended to be as fool prooi as it is possible to make a machine and at the same time so simple in operation that a relatively inexperienced operator will have nodifliculty.

Modification of the driving mechanism for the carriage 65 will occur to those skilled in the art,

land as illustrative of such modiiication within the scope of this invention reference is made to the fact that an electric or magneticdrive might be provided for the die carrier, and such mechanism might utilize a quick `traverse lead screw, a reversible motor, and suitable controls actuatable under the influence of the die carriage, when same reaches a predetermined position.

Use of the term cutting element in the specication and claims is not intended as limiting, but as inclusive oi cutting, slitting, perforating and partial penetration of the work.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States isz- 1. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a work support, movable through a substantially vertical path, an orna- .men'ting die mounted for movement through a substantially horizontal path of movement, and means to actuate said support and die in syncronized` relation.

2. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable work support, an ornamenting die mounted for movement into and out of an aligned operating position relative tr said work support, and means to actuate sait support and die in synchronized relation.

3. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable work support, an ornamenting die mounted for movement Yinto and out of an aligned operating position relative to said work support, means to actuate said die, and means to actuate said support through an operating stroke.

4. An ornamenting machine oi the class described comprising a movable Work support, an ornamenting die mounted ior movement into and out oi an aligned operating position relative to said work support, means to actuate said die, meansto actuate said support through an operating stro-ke and means to synchronize the actuating means for said die and support, whereby said support will eiect an ornamentation oi Y a work piece positioned thereon, when the die is in its aligned operating position.

5. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable work support, an ornamenting die mounted for movement into and out of an aligned operating position relative to said Work support, means to actuate said die, means to actuate said support through an operating stroke, means to synchronize the actuating means for said die and support, whereby said support will eect an ornamentation of a work piece positioned thereon, when the die is in its aligned operating position, and means to render said synchronizing meansV inoperative.

6. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable work support, an ornamenting die mounted for movement into and out of an aligned operating position relative to said work support, means to actuate said die, means to actuate said support through an operating stroke, means to synchronize the actuating means for said die and support, whereby said support will effect an ornamentation of Va work piece positioned thereon, when the die is in its aligned operating position, means to render said synchronizing means inoperative, and control means to eiiect a selective, independent operation of the die actuating means and support actuating means.

7. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a'movable work support, an

, ornamenting die effective to apply a marking medium to a work piece on said support, and mounterating position relative to said work support, means to actuate said support and die in synchronized relation, and means to apply a marking medium to said die during movement thereof.

8. An ornamenting machineV of the class described comprising a movable work support, an ornamenting die including an element effective to apply a marking medium to a Work piece on said support, and mounted for movement into and out of aligned operating position relative to said work support, means to actuate said support and die in synchronized relation, and means to apply a marking medium to said die element as the die moves into its aligned operating position. l 'v .ornamenting .machine of the `-class decombined perforating andi marking .die unitV scribed comprising amovable work support, a

f mounted for movement into and outof an aligned VV10.An ornamenting machine i ina singleoperation.

Yoperating posit-ion relative to said work support,Y

means to actuate said unit, means to -apply a marking medium to said unit Yduring movement thereof, and means to actuate said` support Vthrough an operating strokeV when said VVunit reachesits aligned position, whereby a work piece ony said support` `will be Amarked Vand perforated ofthe class de? scribed comprising a movable Work support, an ornamenting die including an element effective to apply a marking medium to a work piece on said support, 'and mounted for movement into and out of aligned operating vposition relative toV said work support, means to actuate said support and die in synchronized relation, meansY to apply .aVV

marking medium to said die element as the` die Vmoves into its aligned operating positionand means to move said mediumapplying means to an inoperativeposition, during movement of said die away from its aligned operating position.

, 11. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable-work support,V an

Yornamenting die mounted for movement into kand Y. out of an aligned operating position relative to said workrsupport, and gage means cooperating with said Support for positioning a work piece in accuratelyraligned relation to said die, and means to actuate said support and die in synchronized relation to each other whereby to rst position the die and thereafter movelthesupport. into` en- Y gagement with the die to effect an ornamentation .d

ofthe work piece. 1 Y l `l2. An ornamenting machine of the Vclass de scribed comprisinga movablework support, anV Y ornamenting die mounted for movement into and out ofaligned operating position relative to said' work support, means to actuatesaid die; means to4 actuate said support, disconnectible'means to in-V terconnect said actuating means for synchro-- Vnized operation, anda single operator controlled said die and support-'actuating means whereby Ycomplete the cycle ofoperationsk ofthejdie, op?. e'rator control means 'for'initiatin'gfoperation of,

Y .14. An ornamentingrmachine said die actuating meansis thereafter effective yto Yall oisaid means through the irst'portion of the cycle, and automatically Acontrolled means for initiating actuation of thesubsequent operation of the dieactuating means.

ofthe Vclass /de' scribed, comprising a movable plungenia reaction member mounted for movement into and out of an 'operative position opposed thereto, VWork sup- 'porting `and ornamenting means operatively interposed between said plungerrand member, and

means v to actuate saidA plunger, workY supportingY and ornamenting means through an operating stroke effective to ornament a piece of work sup-` ported betweenrthe ,plunger and member.V

15. An ornamenting machinejof the class dee scribed,V comprising a movable plunger,arreaction Vmember mounted for movement into and out of an V,operative position opposed thereto,fwork supporting movement of said carriage.

ing andV ornamenting means operatively interposed between said plunger and member, means to actuate said plunger, work supporting and Yornamenting Ymeans through an operating stroke ef-i fective to ornament a piece 'of work supported between the plunger and member, means to-ac' tuate saidv reaction member, and means interconnecting the respective actuating means for said plungeri and reaction member, effective to synchronizemovement thereof.` v r 16. An ornamenting machine of the ,classhdescribed, comprising a movable plunger, a reac.

tion memberv mounted for movement into and out y .of an operative position opposed thereto, work supporting and omamenting'means operatively Vinterposed between said plunger andmrmember,

means Yto actuate, saidrplunger through an operating stroke effective to ornamentapiece of work supported between the plunger and member, means to actuateV said reaction member, means toY to connect said -plunger .and member actuating means for-'synchronous operations, and manually detachable means for breaking such connection, whereby either of said-plunger and member may be actuated independently, and exclusively.

17. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable'plunger, a reaction 'n Y member mounted for movement into and out of an operating position opposed thereto, means carried by said plunger foraccurately Vgaging and aligning a piece of work 1in operating position thereon,Y and means tojactuate said plunger through an operating stroke toward and'from said'reactionmember. Y, t

18. An'ornamenting machine offth'e class .def-j scribed comprising a base, a frame, and a head.

' carried thereby, a plunger mounted in said base for substantially vertical' reciprocatory; movement, power actuatedV operating `mechanism therefor mounted inV said base, a dier carriage mounted infsaid headfor--movement vthroughga path angularly disposed tothe path of movement of said plunger, and intoand out of la position. of alignment relative to Vsaid plunger, Yactuating mechanism Vfor Vsaid carriage, carriedby said frame, means to mount a die on-said carriage, control means effective to synchronize' movements of said plunger and carriage, and t Vmeans mounted 1in said frame for applying a marking medium automatically to said die Vdur- 19. Anornamenting machine of` the'classjde-A.

. scribed, comprising amovable plunger having a work supportinglsurface, an ornamenting gdiey mounted rfor' movement'through `aY lpath angu- Ylarly AYdisposed to thepathof movementV of said supportrmeans"to varyfthe location ofsaidfwork Y supporting .surfaceV with respect to said plunger and therebyrvarythe eiective Voperating 'position .of Vthe plunger vrelative tosaid die, an'dmeans'y Y Y to actuate'said supportand die in synchronized relation. v t

t 2o. An ornamenting machine of therc1ass de-'l Y scribed, comprising a movable work support, anv

f ,ornamenting die mounted for movement into and out of,l an aligned operating, position vrelative tofV said Work support, Vmeans to actuatesaidV support and die Yin synchronized relation, means to initiate actuation of said actuating "means, and Vmeans to render saidrinitiating Vmeans inoperative after avsingle operation thereof.

21.' In an ornamenting machine having a. work ornament a, piecefof workon said support, the

Vsupport and an ornamenting die 'and meansv for t Y producinga relative movement therebetween toHV Y combination with a control means comprising a member effective to clutch a power supply means to said actuating means, and means to disconneet said member from operative engagement with the machine, automatically upon a single movement thereof, and to restore such operative engagement immediately upon return of said member to its original position.

22. An ornamenting machine of the class described comprising a movable plunger, a reaction member mounted for movement into and out of an operative position opposed thereto, means to detachably mount a die on said reaction member, work supporting and gaging means carried by said plunger, and means to actuate said plunger through an. operating stroke effective to ornavment a piece of work supported between the plunger and member.

23. An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a movable work support, an ornamenting die mounted for movement into and out of aligned operating position relative to said work support, means to actuate said support and die in synchronized relation including a power applying means, means to clutch and declutch said power applying means to said die and support actuating means, and automatically operable means to brake said actuating means when said power supply means is declutched.

24. An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a movable plunger, a reaction member movable into a position opposed thereto, work supporting and ornamenting means operatively interposed between said plunger and member, said ornamenting means comprising a cutting means and a marking element, and means to apply a marking medium to said marking element for subsequent transfer to the work, means to actuate said plunger and work supporting means through an operating stroke eiTective to apply the marking medium to a piece of work supported between the plunger and said reaction member, and means to hold said reaction member in its position opposed to the plunger, during a plurality of ornamenting operations, and operating strokes of said plunger.

25. An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a rigid guide therein, a plunger reciprocable in said guide, a reaction member mounted in said frame above said guide, in the path of said plunger, andopposed thereto, work supporting and ornamenting means operatively interposed between said plunger and member,said ornamenting means comprising a cutting means and a marking element, and means to apply a marking mediurn to said marking element for subsequent transfer to the work, and means to actuate said plunger and work supporting means through' an operating stroke eiective to apply the marking medium to a piece of work supported between the plunger and said reaction member.

26. An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a rigid guide therein, a plunger reciprocable in said guide, a reaction member mounted in said frame above said guide, in the path of said plunger, and opposed thereto, work supporting and ornamenting means operatively interposedl between said plunger and member, said ornamenting means comprising a cutting die and a marking element, means to apply a marking medium to said marking element for subsequent transfer to the work, and means to actuate said plunger and work supporting means through an operating stroke effective te ornament apiece of work supported between the plunger and said reaction member.

2,7.- An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a guide in said frame, a vertically reciprocable plunger in said guide, a reaction member mounted said frame above said guide and in opposed relation te said plunger, work supporting means mountedon said plungerand work ornament ag means carried by said reaction member, said ornamenting means comprising a cutting means and a marking element,

means to applya marking medium toy said marking element for subsequent transfer to the` work, and means v,to actuate said plunger and work supporting means through an operating stroke effective to apply the marking medium toa piece of work supported between the plunger and said reaction member. A

28.- An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a guide therein, a plungerreciprocable in said guide, aV reaction member mounted in said frame above guide, in the path ofl said plunger, and opposed thereto, ornamenting means operatively interposed between saidplunger and member, said ornamenting means comprising a cuttingA means and a marking element, and means to apply a marking medium to, saidmarking element for subsequent transfer to the work, means carried Aby said plunger for accurately gaging, aligning and sup- Y porting a pieceof lwork in operatingposition with Ymeans to apply ink to said die during normal operation of the machine for subsequent transfer to the work, work supporting and gagingmeans i carried by said plunger, and means to actuate said plungerthrough an operating stroke toward and from said reaction member whereby to ornament a piece of work supported on the plunger.

30. An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a rigid guide therein, a plunger reciprocable in said guide, a reaction member mounted in said frame above said guide, inthe path of said plunger, and opposed thereto, work supporting and ornamenting means operatively interposed between said plunger and member, said ornamenting means comprising a cutting die and a marking element, means to apply a marking medium Vto said marking element fork subsequent-transfer to the work, means to apply said marking element to the work to produce markings; thereon, and to provide such contact Y contact the work in advance of the cutting die,

and me-ans to actuate said plunger and work supporting means through an operating stroke effective to ornament a piece of work supported between the plunger and said reaction member.

32. Anornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a movable plunger, a reaction member movable into a position opposed thereto, ywork vsupporting and ornamenting Ymeans operatively interposed between said plunger and member, said ornamenting means comprising a cuttingV means and a marking element, and means to apply a marking medium to said marking element for subsequent transferto the work, means to `actuate said plunger and work supporting means through an operating stroke effective to apply the marking medium to a piece of work sup-ported between the plunger and said reaction Y member, means tohold said reaction member in its position opposed to the plunger, during a plurality ofk ornamenting operations, and operatingstrokes of said plunger, and means to connect said reaction member to the plunger actuating means for synchronous operation with respect to said plunger.

33, Anornamenting machine of Vthe class de- Y scribed, comprising a work support and a die,

means to effect relative lateral movement between said work sup-port and die, whereby work may be readily placed upon'and removedr from said support at a location spaced from said die and pressure applying means to move said work and work support into ornamenting relation with saidrdie,

through a substantially vertical plane, whereby Y to effect an ornamenting operation on the work.

34. An ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a work support, a cutting die and a marking die, means to effect relative lateralL movement between said work support and dies, whereby work may be'readily placed upon and removed from said support at a location spaced from said dies, means to ink said marking die during said relative lateral movement, and pressure applying means to move said work and work support into ornamenting relation with said dies, through a substantiallly vertical plane, whereby to effect an ornamenting operation on the work.

35M/in ornamenting machine of the class described, comprising a work support, a cutting.l die and a markingrdie, means to effect relative lateral movements between said work support and dies, whereby workmay be accurately positioned upon said support while said supportand dies are separated and spaced from each other, accurately aligned with said dies, and after an ornamenting operation be removed from said supportfor replacement, means to ink said marking die during at least one of said relative lateral movements, and means to move said work and work support into ornamenting relation with said dies, through a substantially vertical plane whereby to cut and ink mark the work.

. 36. An-ornarnenting Vmachine of theY class described, comprising a work support,` a cutting die Y `'and aimarking die, means toeffect relative lateral movement between said 4work support and dies, whereby work may be readilyrplaced upon and removed from said support at a location spaced from said dies, means to ink said marking die dur-A ing said relative-lateral movement including an ink roll mounted in the plane of the inking surfaces of said marking dieV to apply ink thereto for successivev operations by said die, and means to move said work and work support into ornament; f

ing relation with saiddies, through-a substantially vertical plane, whereby to effect successive ornamenting operations on the work.

37. An vornamenting machine ofthe class described, comprising a work; support and a die,.-

means to accurately locate a piece of wo'rkpn said support, means to effect relative lateral -movements` between said work support and die, whereby work m-ay be accurately positioned upon said support while said support and -die are separated, and spaced from each other1 accurately aiigned with said die, Vand after an ornamentingVH operation be removed from said support, for rel placement, pressure applying means to move said work and its support into ornamenting rela-Y tion with said die through a substantially vertical plane, whereby to effect an ornamenting operal tion on the work, and means to'restrain'-said pressure applyingmeans fromoperation until said s work support, work, anddie are in exact align-V Yment. Y l s.

I 38. AnA ornamenting machine comprising a marking die and a cutting die, meansV to accui ratelyposition a work piece relative to said` dies, pressure applying means for effecting a movement of said positioning meansand Work into ornamenting relation to the dies,k means to actuate said pressure actuated means, therebyV to ornament the work, and means to control movement of said pressure applying means until the work :piece and dies are accurately'positioned with respect to each other. l n' 39. A machine for ornamenting shoe parts com-V prising a movable work support, a marking die having -a marking surface, means to effect relative lateral movement between said support and die, means to apply ink to said marking surface and thereafter separate said-die and inking means during such movements, andY means tomove the workr under pressure, into ornamenting engage.-

` ment with the die. v

40. A machine for ornamenting shoe Vparts comprising a movable work support, a-marking die having a marking surface, a cutting die hav- YSO ing a cutting element, means mounting saidmarking and Vcutting elements in relatively different planes, whereby ink may be appliedto said mark- 

